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John WILLIAMS Matric. sizar from ST JOHN'S, Easter 1598. 2nd s. of Edmund, of Conway, Caernarvonshire . B. there, 25 Mar., 1582. School, Ruthin [ Denbighshire ]. B.A. 1601/2 ; M.A. 1605 ; B.D. 1613 ; D.D. 1616 . Fellow, 1603 . Incorp. at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1608 . Proctor, 1611-2 . R. of Honington, Suffolk , 1605-10 . R. of Doddinghurst, Essex , 1610-2 . R. of Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire , 1611-21 . Preb. of Hereford [ Herefordshire ], 1612-21 . Chaplain to the King. Archdeacon of Carmarthen [ Carmarthenshire ], 1613 . Preb. and precentor of Lincoln [ Lincolnshire ], 1613-42 . R. of Walgrave, Northamptonshire , 1614-42 . Preb. of Peterborough [ Northamptonshire ], 1616-21 . Dean of Salisbury [ Wiltshire ], 1619-20 . Dean of Westminster [ London ], 1620-42 . Keeper of the Great Seal, 1620-5 . Bishop of Lincoln [ Lincolnshire ], 1621-42 . Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, 15 Aug., 1622. Imprisoned in the Tower [ London ] on a charge of betraying secrets of the Privy Council, 1637-40 . Archbishop of York [ Yorkshire ], 1641-9 . Garrisoned Conway Castle [ Caernarvonshire ] for the King, in 1642 . Purchased the estates of Cochwillan [???] and Penrhyn [ Caernarvonshire ], 1621-2 . Gave a large sum of money for the building of the College library. Died 25 Mar., 1649/50; buried at Llandegai, Caernarvonshire . M.I. Admon. (P.C.C.) 20 Apr., 1650, to Geoffrey Williams, nephew. Perhaps brother of James ( c 1594 ), Robert (1588) and Hugh ( 1601-2 ). ( D.N.B. ; M. H. Peacock; Nicholas, Co. Fam. of Wales, 362.) | John WILLIAMS Approx. lifespan: 15821649 Matric. sizar from St John's College 1598:04ET: 2nd s. of Edmund WILLIAMS of Conway, Caernarvonshire b. there 1582:03:25 School Ruthin, [ Denbighshire ] B.A. 1601/2 M.A. 1605 B.D. 1613 D.D. 1616 Fellow 1603 Incorp. at Oxford University 1608 Proctor 1611-12 R. of Honington, Suffolk 1605-10 R. of Doddinghurst, Essex 1610-12 R. of Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire 1611-21 Preb. of Hereford, [ Herefordshire ] 1612-21 Chaplain to the King. Archdeacon of Carmarthen, [ Carmarthenshire ] 1613 Preb. and precentor of Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] 1613-42 R. of Walgrave, Northamptonshire 1614-42 Preb. of Peterborough, [ Northamptonshire ] 1616-21 Dean of Salisbury, [ Wiltshire ] 1619-20 Dean of Westminster, [ London ] 1620-42 Keeper of the Great Seal 1620-25 Bishop of Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] 1621-42 Adm. at Lincoln's Inn 1622:08:15 Imprisoned in the Tower, [ London ] on a charge of betraying secrets of the Privy Council 1637-40 Archbishop of York, [ Yorkshire ] 1641-49 Garrisoned Conway Castle, [ Caernarvonshire ] for the King, in 1642 Purchased the estates of Cochwillan, ??? and Penrhyn, [ Caernarvonshire ] 1621-22 Gave a large sum of money for the building of the College library. d. 1649/50:03:25 ; buried at Llandegai, Caernarvonshire M.I. Admon. (P.C.C.) 1650:04:20 to Geoffrey WILLIAMS, nephew. Perhaps brother of James WILLIAMS (1594) Perhaps brother of Robert WILLIAMS (1588) Perhaps brother of Hugh WILLIAMS (1601) ( D.N.B. ; M. H. Peacock; Nicholas, Co. Fam. of Wales 362.) |